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There's some sorcery going on at BMW. In the usual realm of science, giving an engine more grunt results in higher MPG and industrial levels of C02.
Not in Germany. This is the facelifted X5, which will be shown at Geneva. It gets three new engines, each of which is more powerful yet also more efficient. And each features a stupefying amount of words and letters in its name.
The entry-level
xDrive30d has been upgraded and now produces 10 per cent less CO2 (down to
195g/km), while getting 10bhp more power (up to 245bhp). That makes it the
first conventionally powered SUV to slip under the 200g/km radar.
The xDrive35d dies, replaced by the xDrive40d, which again has 10 per cent less
CO2 (down to198g/km), while getting a 20bhp increase (up to 306bhp).
At the top end of the range, the V8 petrol xDrive50i replaces the xDrive48i and
gets 53bhp more power (408bhp, 0-62mph in a vaguely terrifying 5.5 seconds).
All engines will get an eight-speed automatic gearbox as standard. There are
also visual changes, involving front bumpers with bigger vents, aluminium-look
scuff plates and vent fins, and new xenon headlights with LED ‘corona rings'
(don't they open beer bottles?). Around the back, the rear lights now have
horizontal LED bars, there's a new bumper and some fatter tailpipes.
The new range goes on sale from 5 June, priced from £43,980.
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mmmmmig commented on this article
at 12:41 pm on 09 February 2010
thats 19.5 tons of co2 every 100 000km. For most drivers if you plant one oak tree every month the government should give you a rebate on carbon taxes. If only that was true
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Robert4 commented on this article
at 03:03 pm on 09 February 2010
Let's just hope they will improve the X3 too.
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Robert4 commented on this article
at 03:03 pm on 09 February 2010
Let's just hope they will improve the X3 too.
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nHeroGo commented on this article
at 03:40 pm on 09 February 2010
8 gears. I can't decide if that's too few or too many. I suppose if the engine makes no noise at all and there are no interface for manual gear selection it might be just about right. But can you imagine working that manually? 0-60 in 18 seconds because I had to switch gears one million times. Awww, but the shifts are instant, as quick as a blink. Correction: 0-60 in one million blinks.
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RealMan commented on this article
at 03:48 pm on 09 February 2010
Best in the Class. Has got charisma, power, originality, economy, elegance, and a lot more. Nothing compares in this segment, hands down. Can they make a convertible X5? I would love one. This new X5 looks fantastic. It has come at a time when i was considering moving from M3s to SUV but i am more in love with X6 than X5. Well done BMW. Your are the best, on the road anyway.
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